Fatoumata Diawara Image from Discogs Fatoumata Diawara (born 1982) is a Malian musician currently living in France. Born in the Ivory Coast to Malian parents, Diawara moved to France to pursue acting, appearing in Cheikh Oumar Cissoko's 1999 feature film La Genèse, Dani Kouyaté's popular 2001 film Sia, le rêve du python, in the internationally renowned street theatre troupe Royal Deluxe, and played a leading role in the musical Kirikou et Karaba. She later took up the guitar and began composing her own material, writing songs that blend Wassalou traditions of Southern Mali with international influences. Noted for her distinct “sensuous voice,” she has performed and recorded with Oumou Sangaré, AfroCubism, Dee Dee Bridgewater (on Red Earth: A Malian Journey), and the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou. Her new EP was released May 9, 2011 and her debut album Fatou with World Circuit Records was released in September 2011. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. Artist biography from last.fmUpcoming gigs:
Fri 26 Jul 2024 | FATOUMATA DIAWARA: les Nuits blanches, Le Thoronet, France | RSVP | Sun 28 Jul 2024 | Fatoumata Diawara: Dromos Festival , Oristano, Italy | RSVP | Tue 30 Jul 2024 | Fatoumata Diawara: Freilichtbühne Krusenkoppel, Kiel, Germany | RSVP | Wed 31 Jul 2024 | Fatoumata Diawara: Schleswig-Holstein Festival, Lübeck, Germany | RSVP | Sun 4 Aug 2024 | Fatoumata Diawara: Festival du Bout du Monde 2024, Crozon, France | RSVP |
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